A significant security flaw has been found in n8n, an open-source platform that helps automate workflows. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-49465, could allow an unauthorized user to access sensitive files on the system. It is considered a high-severity issue because it could lead to the theft of confidential information.<\/p>\n
Product Name:<\/strong> n8n This vulnerability impacts versions of n8n prior to the following:<\/p>\n Specifically, the issue resides within the Git node’s “Clone” and “Push” operations. An authenticated user, who has been granted permission to create or change workflows, could use a local file path in these operations. This action bypasses the file sandbox, a security measure designed to restrict file access, allowing them to read the contents of any local Git repository that the n8n process can access.<\/p>\n The vulnerability status is “Analyzed.” This means that the details of the flaw have been thoroughly investigated and confirmed by security experts.<\/p>\n The severity of CVE-2026-49465 is rated as High<\/strong> with a CVSS score of 7.7. This high rating indicates that exploiting this vulnerability could have a serious impact, primarily on the confidentiality of data stored on the affected system.<\/p>\n The good news is that fixes are available for this vulnerability. Users are strongly advised to upgrade their n8n installations to one of the following patched versions or later:<\/p>\n If an immediate upgrade is not feasible, there are some temporary workarounds:<\/p>\n Please note that these workarounds offer only partial protection and should be considered short-term measures until a full upgrade can be performed.<\/p>\n https:\/\/github.com\/n8n-io\/n8n\/security\/advisories\/GHSA-5xp3-2w67-427v<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Understanding the n8n Path Traversal Vulnerability A significant security flaw has been found in n8n, an open-source platform that helps automate workflows. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-49465, could allow an unauthorized user to access sensitive files on the system. It is considered a high-severity issue because it could lead to the theft of confidential information. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":3515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1067,971,696,1068],"class_list":["post-3765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-security","tag-n8n","tag-path-traversal","tag-vulnerability","tag-workflow-automation"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Published Date:<\/strong> June 23, 2026
Severity:<\/strong> High
Status:<\/strong> Analyzed<\/p>\nAffected Products<\/h2>\n
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n8n-nodes-base.git<\/code> to the NODES_EXCLUDE<\/code> environment variable in your n8n setup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nReferences<\/h2>\n